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10 TEACHER SEPTEMBER 2009
Hear the word 'archaeology' and most of
us think of pyramids, temples and excava-
tions in exotic and far-away places. Over
the past 20 years, though, archaeology has
become an integral part of the history cur-
riculum. Archaeology is part of the 'What
is History?' introduction to Year 7 History
in New South Wales secondary schools and
is a major component of the Stage 6 Ancient
History syllabus. With almost 11,000 stu-
dents sitting last year's Ancient History
Higher School Certificate exam, archaeol-
ogy is evidently fascinating, but it doesn't
have to be ancient to be popular. There's
plenty of archaeology to see and do right
here in Australia, sometimes even in our
own backyards and school playgrounds.
The Rocks area of Sydney is one of
many places where archaeological excava-
tions have regularly taken place over the
last few decades. The Big Dig Archaeology
Education Centre, part of the new Sydney
Harbour youth hostel due for completion in
November, hopes to make this unique part
of Sydney more accessible for teachers and
students from across NSW and Australia.
This purpose-built hostel will provide a spe-
cialised education centre alongside quality
budget accommodation for groups visiting
The Rocks.
The Sydney Harbour youth hostel is
being built above an exciting archaeological
site, where building remnants and artefacts
dating back to the earliest days of European
settlement of Australia have been found.
The earliest substantial house rem nants
date back to around 1795. The following
century saw intensive development with
numerous houses, pubs and shops being
built, and by the late 1800s some 350 peo-
ple lived on the site. By 1901, however,
following public hysteria about the 'slum'
conditions of housing in The Rocks after
an outbreak of bubonic plague, the NSW
government resumed the land and, between
Learning outside, and even under, the classroom
Beyond four walls
LOUISE ZARMATI AND ALISON FRAPPELL EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAN MAXIMISE YOUR STUDENTS' LEARNING
EXPERIENCES BEYOND, AND EVEN UNDER, THE FOUR WALLS OF THE CLASSROOM.